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Fenwick launches ‘Quiet No More’ campaign targeting new consumers

Fenwick is welcoming a new era for the heritage department store with its first-ever billboard ad campaign, following a new look website that launched earlier this month as part of its evolution to reach a new generation of consumers. The ‘Quiet No More’ marketing campaign offers up a new bold direction for the retailer with a new visual...

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Fenwick partners with Front Row on rental service

British department store Fenwick has announced a new collaboration with luxury-on-loan platform, Front Row London, with the launch of an exclusive rental service. The offer consists of off-the-runway looks from designers, each available to loan in the retailer’s Bond Street and Newcastle stores and on Front Row’s website. Customers will be able...

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Fenwick invests 40 million pounds in Newcastle flagship

Fenwick is investing 40 million pounds into its Newcastle flagship store as the British department store chain celebrates its 140th anniversary. The investment will be used over the next five years to renovate the store's beauty hall and fragrance and accessories departments, TheIndustry.Fashion reports. New entrances to the building will also...

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Fenwick seeking 500 million pound sale of Bond Street flagship

Department store Fenwick is reportedly looking into a 500 million pound sale of its Bond Street flagship, which is housed in a historic four-floor building. It is unclear, as of publishing, whether the sale could mean the retailer will continue operating on the site or not. In a report by The Sunday Times, Fenwick’s former chairman Mark Fenwick...

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Fenwick losses widen in ‘extremely challenging’ year

British department store chain Fenwick has reported widening losses in a year it described as “extremely challenging” even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. For the 12 months to January 31, the family-owned business reported a loss of 49 million pounds compared to a loss of 46 million pounds the prior year. The company’s net sales fell 9 percent...

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Fenwick to reopen all stores from June 15

Fenwick is the latest British department store to announce its store reopening plan in response to the loosening of Covid-19 lockdown measures in the UK. On Monday, June 15, all nine stores will reopen their doors to offer in-store service again. While Fenwick stores in Bracknell, Brent Cross, Canterbury, Colchester, Kingston, Newcastle,...

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Fenwick reopens online store

Fenwick has informed its customers that it has reopened its online store after shutting down operations last month due to Covid-19 concerns. The British department store chain is now able to begin processing orders and refunds again with extended delivery times since returns and outstanding orders are being prioritised. A selection of products...

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The COVID-19 retail crisis sees online stores closing too

Governments across the world have ordered the closure of non-essential stores during the COVID-19 crisis, but many online retailers are unable to fulfil orders with a lack of back-end support and staff. Department store Fenwick announced this week it would close both its online and physical stores, the former due to being unable to pick online...